PMOS shows us why many scientific terms need to be renamed 20. May 2026 (20:00) Like covid-19 and mpox before it, the decision to relabel PCOS as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome is a welcome one – and reveals why a name is never just a name(New Scientist)
We could generate hydrogen from rocks while storing CO2 in them 20. May 2026 (19:00) Storing carbon dioxide in rocks while producing hydrogen from them - and perhaps even geothermal power too - could be a double win on the climate front, and several groups are trying to make it happen(New Scientist)
Putting CO2 into rocks and getting hydrogen out is climate double win 20. May 2026 (19:00) Storing carbon dioxide in rocks while producing hydrogen from them - and perhaps even geothermal power too - could be a double win on the climate front, and several groups are trying to make it happen(New Scientist)
The Selfish Gene at 50: Why Dawkins’s evolution classic still holds up 20. May 2026 (16:00) When Richard Dawkins’s first blockbuster book was published half a century ago, few genes had ever been sequenced or studied in detail. Yet the book’s gene-centred view of evolution still has much to teach us in today’s genetic age(New Scientist)
After news about Oliver Sacks's "lies", we revisit his best-loved book 20. May 2026 (16:00) Last year, The New Yorker revealed the late Sacks's "guilt" about his “falsification” in The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, but is this story about more than just the facts?(New Scientist)
We may finally know why dinosaurs like T. rex evolved tiny arms 20. May 2026 (02:01) Five different groups of predatory dinosaurs independently evolved disproportionately small arms, and it seems they did so because their heads became so large and powerful(New Scientist)
The distant world that is our best hope of finding alien life 19. May 2026 (18:00) A decade ago, we discovered an exceptionally exciting exoplanet that could be the best candidate for hosting alien life. Now we’re about to find out if it really is(New Scientist)
Solar farm on the ocean outperforms land-based solar in Taiwan 19. May 2026 (18:00) A solar farm in a tidal bay has generated more electricity and profits than a nearby coastal solar farm, but challenges could arise as floating solar moves further offshore(New Scientist)
